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Buckley is a tiny town of 936 people in Wexford County, Michigan. It's about 18 miles from Traverse City, MI and 106 miles from Grand Rapids, MI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 96 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
936people
$206kTypical home
$1,163/moRent
79° / 27°Summer / winter
96"Snow
189Sunny days
146Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 936
- Part of a metro area
- About 515 people per sq mi
- 106 mi to Grand Rapids, MI
- 18 mi to Traverse City, MI
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,296/mo)
- Median rent $1,163/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 189 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 176 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 146 days a year with rain or snow
- 96" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (930 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 43% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to TVC airport
- 112 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,040 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 120 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 35 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Michigan districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wexford County: R+35 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk